Raising New Yorkers is a podcast and community that equips moms to raise kids in a city that's next level hard: from cost of living, education, transportation, and work life balance. Through first hand experiences and interviews, Moms will get to hang with us while we seek the good of the city and foster that in our children.
For our season 2 finale, we thought it'd be beneficial to unpack the episodes from the Education Series with you all. For this series we invited 5 very different moms who either work at a school in NYC, has a child that currently attends a NYC school, or home schooled their children here for multiple years. Each episode was completely different in terms of knowledge base, perspective, and experience. We're extremely thankful that we were able to get such a diverse group of moms to discuss the complexities of NYC schools. Listen to this finale episode to get a high level view of what each episode offers. And that said, this concludes season 2! From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU for listening, providing NY minutes, writing reviews, and following 2 moms on a journey of seeking the good of the city and raising our kids well. Cheers to what's to come!
Education in New York City will forever be a hot topic. This season we're exploring various school options offered to New York City kids by sitting down with adults who have first hand experiences with them. Our guests will range from parents, teachers, and administrators.
Education in New York City will forever be a hot topic. This season we're exploring various school options offered to New York City kids by sitting down with adults who have first hand experiences with them. Our guests will range from parents, teachers, and administrators.
Education in New York City will forever be a hot topic. This season we're exploring various school options offered to New York City kids by sitting down with adults who have first hand experiences with them. Our guests will range from parents, teachers, and administrators.
Education in New York City will forever be a hot topic. This season we're exploring various school options offered to New York City kids by sitting down with adults who have first hand experiences with them. Our guests will range from parents, teachers, and administrators.
Education in New York City will forever be a hot topic. This season we're exploring various school options offered to New York City kids by sitting down with adults who have first hand experiences with them. Our guests will range from parents, teachers, and administrators For the first episode, we sat down with Katie Rader, founder of Endear Education, an early childhood consultancy focusing on helping parents parent their small children well. She has her masters in education from a top tier program, has been a pre-k teacher for a number of years, and has a deep passion for early education. If you're interested in chatting with Katie about early education, visit her website Endear Education https://www.endeareducation.com/
In this episode, we chat with Sam Hawley about her journey to adoption, the process of adoption, transracial adoption, and everything in between! Sam gets real about what it's like raising children of color in a predominantly black neighborhood, her & her spouses intentions, and the work she knows she has to continue doing. The road to and through adoption can be extremely different for everyone. We appreciate this opportunity to hear Sam's story and believe you'll find this episode to be enlightening, encouraging, and interesting to hear the realities of transracial adoption. Samantha Hawley is a born & raised midwesterner who has called Harlem, NY home for the last 15 years with her high school sweetheart, Caleb. She's a freelance event producer and a mom through adoption to a 2 year old and a 11 month old. If you're interested in adopting, check out the agency Sam used and highly recommends: https://openarmsadoption.net/
In today's episode, Deidre & Gyna highlight some of their favorite reads in the past couple of years. From practical parenting books, to self-help books, and a few funny audio books, they believe you'll find these books to be helpful in your walk as a believer, a parent, and your overall growth as a person. List of books discussed on today's episode: Are My Kids on Track: The 12 Emotional, Social, and Spiritual Milestones Your Child Needs to Reach - https://www.amazon.com/Are-Kids-Track-Emotional-Milestones/dp/076421912X Gist: The Essence of Raising Life Ready Kids by Michael Anderson & Timothy Johanson - https://www.amazon.com/Gist-Essence-Raising-Life-Ready-Kids/dp/B078TQFNP2/ref=sr_1_3?crid=27DWOGWMRWDNM&dchild=1&keywords=gist+book&qid=1634119733&s=books&sr=1-3 Joni: An Unforgettable Story by Joni Eareckson Tada - https://www.amazon.com/Joni-An-Unforgettable-Story/dp/B0915FP1P5/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=joni+unforgettable+story&qid=1634119895&s=audible&sr=1-1 From Lost To Found by Nicole Zasowski - https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Found-Giving-What-Think/dp/B07Q38RW1V/ref=sr_1_1?crid=EF8TTC633TL5&dchild=1&keywords=from+lost+to+found+nicole+zasowski&qid=1634119620&s=books&sr=1-1 Off Balance: A Memoir by Dominic Moceanu - https://www.amazon.com/Off-Balance-audiobook/dp/B00KQP89PW/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Off+Balance%3A+A+Memoir&qid=1634119960&s=audible&sr=1-1 Educated by Tara Westover - https://www.amazon.com/Educated-Memoir-Tara-Westover/dp/0399590501 Bonus audio books: Born A Crime by Trevor Noah - https://www.amazon.com/Born-Crime-Trevor-Noah-audiobook/dp/B01IW9TM5O/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=born+a+crime&qid=1634120159&s=audible&sr=1-1 Bamboozled by Jesus by Yvonne Orji - https://www.amazon.com/Bamboozled-Jesus-Tricked-into-Dreams/dp/B09239X3MX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JZUQR94SG92V&dchild=1&keywords=bamboozled+by+jesus+yvonne+orji&qid=1634120187&s=audible&sr=1-1
We've concluded that raising kids in NYC is just different... but also being a mom here is just as nuanced. In this episode, Deidre and Gyna discuss what it's like being a mom in the Big Apple. They explore topics around identifying as a SAHM, working mom, young mom, older mom, and living in areas where you're the minority and the situations that follow. By no means are we experts on this topic or cover every moms experience in NYC! But we thought it's was an important topic to discuss.
This week we sit down with Petrushka Bazin Larsen, the Co-Owner of the coveted Sugar Hill Creamery to explore what it looks like to truly love and serve your neighbor as a business owner. This Jane of many trades does a phenomenal job explaining her why and how she's honored people who's lived in NYC before her. She's lived in NYC for many years before opening Sugar Hill Creamery with her husband, Nick. Check out Sugar Hill Creamery here: https://www.sugarhillcreamery.com/ Follow Petrushka on IG @askpetrushka Sign up for Petrushka's class Master The Art of Work https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLs5xVyu2gHOh2vjf5KesESzuJy_bilAJR5Lr2EIHoxJ7dvg/viewform Support RNY on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/raisingnewyorkers RNY Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raising.newyorkers/ Submit a NY Minute: info@raisingnewyorkers.com Enjoyed this episode? Leave us a review on Apple ITunes!
Our first guest this season is no other than Julie Koontz from Moms In Prayer, Manhattan. With majority of kids heading back to school in person this week and the delta variant running rampant, we thought, what better way to start the school year with prayer!
Just like that, Summers over and we're happy to be back for another season exploring what it looks like to raise kids in NYC well! We have a bunch in store and excited to dive deeper with you all! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/raisingnewyorkers We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: info@raisingnewyorkers.com
From beautiful moments to the jaw dropping stories, the NY Minutes in Season 1 did not disappoint. We discuss our most memorial ones. If you have a story to share we would love to hear it! Fill out our podcast survey here: https://forms.gle/gmntFN6sHYGo7aw18 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/raisingnewyorkers We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: info@raisingnewyorkers.com We'll see you in the fall for season 2!
Rosdaly Ramirez joins us on a topic that many NYC moms have struggled with in the last year, anxiety & depression. As a mom and social worker, Rosdaly shares her own journey with anxiety and depression during the pandemic while raising her boys. Tune in as this Bronx native shares her heart with us as we discuss why the pandemic has been so difficult on moms and kids in NYC. Rosdaly offers hope and practical suggestions for moms struggling with loneliness, anxiety, and depression. Follow Rosdaly on IG: @transparentcitymama https://www.instagram.com/transparentcitymama/ Fill out our podcast survey here: https://forms.gle/gmntFN6sHYGo7aw18 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/raisingnewyorkers We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: info@raisingnewyorkers.com
We discuss why it's important to teach our kids street smarts and how we've gone about doing it. Fill out our podcast survey here: We'd love to hear from you! Email us!!: info@raisingnewyorkers.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/raisingnewyorkers
In this episode, we invited a friend of the show, Gabby Gilbert, licensed realtor and mommy to chat about the real estate market. This hot topic was fun to discuss with Gabby as she went into trends, ways people actually afford living in NYC, and her thoughts on what's to come for a city that was deemed "dead" about a year ago. Link's we mention: Chart with changing rent prices: https://www.instagram.com/p/CO_b97_jXQT/?utm_medium=copy_link Follow Gabby @gabby_the_realtor Fill out our podcast survey here: https://forms.gle/gmntFN6sHYGo7aw18 We'd love to hear from you! Email us!!: info@raisingnewyorkers.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/raisingnewyorkers
Sheri Adams from Episode 12, When Loss Brings Forth Joy, is back to talk all about raising her children in NYC. She has done, public, private and homeschooling, which we discuss at length, as well as financially how they afforded to live here and then some aspects of difficulties they ran in to with their teens! Enjoy! Fill out our podcast survey here: https://forms.gle/gmntFN6sHYGo7aw18 We'd love to hear from you! Email us!!: info@raisingnewyorkers.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/raisingnewyorkers Join us for the virtual happy hour June 9th at 8pm EST: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdOyuqz0sHdNN4VRpAeaedHPKi5aHLoC2
With over 8 Million people living in NYC, one thing is true, many people move within the city for a plethora of reasons. Gyna shares why she moved 4 times in two years and gives Deidre tips on how to move in the city with kids well! Fill out our podcast survey here: https://forms.gle/gmntFN6sHYGo7aw18 We'd love to hear from you! Email us!!: info@raisingnewyorkers.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/raisingnewyorkers Join us for the virtual happy hour June 9th at 8pm EST: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdOyuqz0sHdNN4VRpAeaedHPKi5aHLoC2
Deidre spills it all about the time she miraculously delivered her fourth child in her car!! Thankfully, both her and her baby turned out just fine with the help of her husband and mother but this story never gets old! You can access the full video episode on our Patreon and other bonus material. Sign up for Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/raisingnewyorkers
In this light and fun episode, Gyna and Deidre go into what New Yorkers do in the city during summer months with their kids. Some people leave, others stay, and many mix it up. They talk about camp, adventures, and things to do around the city. We'd love to hear from you and what you love doing in the city during the summer! Email us!!: info@raisingnewyorkers.com Sign up for Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/raisingnewyorkers Register for Happy Hour on June 9th: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdOyuqz0sHdNN4VRpAeaedHPKi5aHLoC2 Mommy Poppins: https://mommypoppins.com/family/new-york-city-kids-summer-activities-guide
Sarah Tintle, a volunteer with International Justice Mission (IJM) sits down with us to discuss human trafficking and modern day slavery. As a Freedom Partner Coordinator for IJM, Sarah goes into what IJM does in NYC, internationally, and how they are working to end modern day slavery in our lifetime. She also shares how to discuss these topics with our children and how to get involved as a family to be a part of the solution to end modern day slavery in our world. She's a proud New Yorker for the last 10 years and is a mom of 3. Sarah's email: stintle@ijmvolunteers.org IJM Instagram: @IJM & https://www.instagram.com/ijm_nyc_volunteers/?hl=en IJM Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IJMNYCVolunteers Donate: www.ijm.org/nycgives Sign up to be a prayer partner: https://www.ijm.org/get-involved/pray Sign up to be a Freedom Partner: www.ijm.org/sign-up
Heather Morris aka Stori James shares with us what it was like as a young single mom pursuing her singing career in New York City. We get an inside look of what it takes to pursue a career in the arts while being a mom. She also speaks a lot about raising kids in the city, but not at the pace of the city, knowing your kids and their individual personalities, and battling depression as a mom. Sign up for Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/raisingnewyorkers
This week we have two special guests with us discussing the dilemma around opting in or out of standardized testing this school year. Katy & Genisha are moms of 4th grade students who happen to be at the same NYC public school. They share their perspective on the implications around testing students during a pandemic, history around the test, and personal outlook on education in NYC. To watch segments of this episode check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/raisingnewyorkers
We chat about how we handle birthday parties for our kids. Deidre spent some time working at children's (sometimes extravagant) birthday parties which bring up a lot of questions like: is there a right or wrong way to celebrate your child's birthday? Sign up for Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/raisingnewyorkers
Sheri Adams tells us the story of losing her 4th child to a terminal brain illness at the tender age of 15 months. She shares how she found joy in the midst of pain and suffering and encourages us to find beauty in the every day and live intentionally every day we wake up with breath in our bodies. To watch the unedited video version of this episode check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/raisingnewyorkers
We discuss the priorities we each need in an apartment, the realities of small space living and what has helped us as well as how we deal with neighbors. For exclusive content check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/raisingnewyorkers
Amanda Trautmann and her husband Peter live in park slope with their three boys ages 11, 9 and 7. She has 20 years of experience as a brand builder for consumer health businesses at Johnson & Johnson and various nonprofits. Since having kids, she has been a full-time mom and part-time freelance branding consultant. Things we discuss - working part time while being a full time mom - mission trips with kids - public and private school - kid activities and how to create your own when you can't afford other options - building community Amanda ended saying that she prays Ephesians 3: 14-21 over her children. follow us on IG @raising.newyorkers www.raisingnewyorkers.com And submit a story for the NY Minute
Deidre and Gyna discuss how they find babysitters, how they handle paying (and not paying) for babysitting, as well as what they look for in babysitters. Things we mention: "TKC Babysitters" group on Facebook - which is a group of students who go to Kings college.
Today Gyna and Deidre talk about community - how to find it, how to build it and how to keep it.
Today we sit down with Elizabeth Passarella to discuss her recent book “Good Apple: Tales of a Southern Evangelical in New York”. Elizabeth is a contributing editor for Southern Living and a former editor at Real Simple and Vogue. She grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, and has lived in NYC for over 20 years. We discuss how she wrote the book, a little bit about politics and her struggle with yelling. Elizabeth lives in New York City with her husband and three children. Elizabeth's Book: Good Apple: Tales of a Southern Evangelical in New York Follow Elizabeth on IG @espassarella
For these experienced mom chats, we spend time with a variety of different moms from different backgrounds and walks of life to get insight into what it's like to raise kids through high school in NYC. Joelle Oh has always been a city girl. Originally from Seoul, South Korea and raised in Queens, her love of NYC is infectious. She lives in a two bedroom apartment in Harlem, with her husband Sung Jin and they have a boy (age 15) and two girls (age 11 and 8). We discuss: - opposite gender kids sharing a room, - Her oldest son's experience riding the subway alone. - Her journey with public school including G&T and her youngest not getting into G&T - serving as a family - how she has maintained community - some difficult situations she's faced - how to manage kid activities on a tight budget Sign up for our newsletter and submit a NY Minute see the directions on the website www.raisingnewyorkers.com IG: @Raising.Newyorkers.com
FOLLOW: IG @Raising.newyorkers www.raisingnewyorkers.com THANKS FOR THE LOVE! Love the podcast? Please share with your friends, tag us in your Instagram stories, and leave a review on iTunes! In this episode we process the pros and cons of living in NYC and how to sort through making the decision of staying or choosing to leave and raise your kids elsewhere. Pull up a chair and join us as we externally process together this complicated not clear cut issue. Our hope is that, if you are struggling with this, you will feel less alone, know that there is no shame in leaving and being in a season of "I don't know" is okay.
Below you'll find links to all the resources mentioned. Deidre's Picks: Raddish Kids Cooking Kits: https://www.raddishkids.com/ Read Aloud Revival Reading Challenge: https://readaloudrevival.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/January-Read-Aloud-Challenge.pdf Empire State Building: https://www.esbnyc.com/ Top of the Rock - Kids under 6 are FREE! https://www.topoftherocknyc.com/ $5 Pony rides in The Bronx: http://www.nychorse.com/western-riding-lessons.html Gyna's Picks: - Family Jigsaw Puzzle: https://www.amazon.com/MasterPieces-Family-Jigsaw-Puzzle-400-Piece/dp/B07CPPFK1J/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=family+puzzles+with+different+size+pieces&qid=1614028522&sr=8-2 - Online Kid Workout Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_we8Z5mFBnI - Sleeping Queens Card Game: https://www.amazon.com/Sleeping-Queens-Card-Game-Cards/dp/B0009XBY3A - Zues on the Loose Card Game: https://www.amazon.com/Gamewright-SS-GMW-233-Zeus-the-Loose/dp/B000GKD470/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=zeus+on+the+loose+card+game&qid=1614028591&s=toys-and-games&sr=1-1 - Liberty Science Center: https://lsc.org/?gclid=CjwKCAiAyc2BBhAaEiwA44-wW_Tvr96zlxrz08-9ogoyfNHjjDpwbGLBy1-oYjh2nqSNQQSmeH3nrBoC3TgQAvD_BwE
We sat down with Dr. Amber Field to discuss ways to practically serve NYC's homeless population. Her ministry, Ready to Give, is not only tackling the task of reaching those in need immediately but she's using her robust educational background to TEACH New Yorkers how they should be thinking about their neighbors in need and ways that they can help immediately.
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